The harms of attributing to the Qur'anic text what it cannot bear
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Question:
This is a question asking: What are the harms that occur when the Qur'anic text is made to bear what it cannot bear? It is from the student Abdullah al-Sabai from the College of Sharia.
Answer:
The Noble Qur'an is preserved by the preservation of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Its interpretation is also preserved, so no one can tamper with the Qur'an or its interpretation. For Allah has undertaken its preservation.[Al-Hijr 15:9] And whoever attempts to tamper with the interpretation of the Qur'an, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will take revenge upon him, soon or later. So he harms only himself.
The Qur'an has existing, reliable interpretations that have been transmitted among the Muslims. We are content with them, we refer to them, and we benefit from them. We do not invent an interpretation of the Qur'an from ourselves or from any being whatsoever. The Qur'an is preserved in its text, its interpretation, and its explanation, and praise be to Allah. Great imams among the imams of the Muslims have undertaken this. Their interpretations are famous: the interpretation of Ibn Jarir, which is the greatest and most comprehensive of the interpretations; the interpretation of Muhyi al-Din, the interpretation of Muhyi al-Din al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him); the interpretation of Ibn Kathir. These are famous and well-known interpretations. In our present era, the interpretation of Shaykh Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him), which is a selection from these interpretations. These are the interpretations to which one refers and relies.
This is a question asking: What are the harms that occur when the Qur'anic text is made to bear what it cannot bear? It is from the student Abdullah al-Sabai from the College of Sharia.
Answer:
The Noble Qur'an is preserved by the preservation of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Its interpretation is also preserved, so no one can tamper with the Qur'an or its interpretation. For Allah has undertaken its preservation.
Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَThe Qur'an has existing, reliable interpretations that have been transmitted among the Muslims. We are content with them, we refer to them, and we benefit from them. We do not invent an interpretation of the Qur'an from ourselves or from any being whatsoever. The Qur'an is preserved in its text, its interpretation, and its explanation, and praise be to Allah. Great imams among the imams of the Muslims have undertaken this. Their interpretations are famous: the interpretation of Ibn Jarir, which is the greatest and most comprehensive of the interpretations; the interpretation of Muhyi al-Din, the interpretation of Muhyi al-Din al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi (may Allah have mercy on him); the interpretation of Ibn Kathir. These are famous and well-known interpretations. In our present era, the interpretation of Shaykh Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him), which is a selection from these interpretations. These are the interpretations to which one refers and relies.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-085-مسؤولية الشباب تجاه دينهم ووطنهم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (44:35)
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